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Braided Rugs of All Sorts
Standard Braids
Flat Braids 
Chain Braids
False Braids
Frame Braids
 
Rugs with great design potential
Fabric Tapestry
Shirred
Standing Wool
 
Rugs Made with a Crochet Hook
Crocheted Rugs
String Crochet
Fabric Tapestry
Shirred Crocheted Rugs
 
Knitted Rag Rugs
 
The Family of Toothbrush Rugs
Naalbinding/Naraflata
Amish Knot
Bohemian Braids
Swedish Braids
 
Ideal for Making Rag Baskets
Flat Wrap
Bohemian Braid
Crocheted

Knitted

Braided-in

The Rag Rugs Tour
moderated by Diana Blake Gray
Master Rugmaker

Rugs with Shaggy Textures
Frame Rugs
Knotted Shag
Needleworked (Rya)
Tufted Rugs
 
Rugs Made with just a Lacing Needle
Amish Knot
Flat Wrap
 
Rugs Made on Rug Canvas
Anchored Loop
Locker Hooking
Tambour Braids
 
Rugs Made on a Rug Frame
 
 
Hooked Rugs & Their Relatives
Hooked 
Prodded
Poked
Bodkin
Shuttle
Punched
 
Welcome to our exclusive Rag Rugs Tour. Through the 30 stops you’ll get acquainted with over a hundred different methods that were used to create traditional rag rugs. You can settle back and cruise through all of the stops or just jump to the sections that interest you most by using the navigation bar on the left side of each page.

On this page, I've grouped many of the techniques by their characteristics to help you find a particular type of rug or a technique that suits the project you have in mind.
START THE TOUR
 

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Amish Knot

Anchored Loop/
Locker Hooking

Bohemian Braid
 
Braids:
Standard Braids
Flat Braids 
Braided-in
Chain Braids
False Braids
Frame Braids
 
Broomstick Rugs
 
Crocheted Rugs
String Crochet
Fabric Tapestry
 
Flat Wrap
Frame Rugs
Wagon Wheel
 
Hooked, Prodded, Punched, Bodkin
Kitchen Table rugs
 
Knitted Rugs
Knotted Shag
Loom Woven
 
Needlework Rugs
Tufted
 
Penny Rugs, etc.
Sewn Shag Rugs
 
Shirred Rugs
Standing Wool
 
Swedish Braid
Tambour Rugs
 
Toothbrush Rugs,
Naalbinding
Twisted Cords
 
Strung Shag Rugs